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2 Thalers - John George I Augsburg confession
| Uitgever | Saxony (Albertinian Line), Electorate of |
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| Jaar | 1630 |
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| Vorm | Round |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Standing or half-length capped figure holding a sword in one hand, with heraldic arms displayed above, below, and to either side of the central motif. The composition commemorates the centennial of the Augsburg Confession of 1530, with the surrounding Latin legend referencing the Lutheran confession of faith. The arrangement of armorial elements reflects the dynastic and religious significance of the issue. |
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| Oplage | 1630 |
| Aanvullende informatie |
Issued to mark the centenary of the Augsburg Confession — the foundational Lutheran doctrinal statement presented to Emperor Charles V on June 25, 1530 — this double thaler belongs to one of the most politically charged commemorative coinages of the Thirty Years' War period. Saxony had remained nominally neutral in the early stages of that conflict, and John George I used the centenary celebration deliberately, positioning Electoral Saxony as the custodian of Lutheran orthodoxy at a moment when Protestant territories were being systematically pressured by Imperial and Catholic League forces.
Within a year of this strike, Swedish intervention changed the war's trajectory entirely, and John George was forced off the fence at Torgau.